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east coast from the north ; large flocks are noticed at this time at 

 the more northern stations, more particularly at Coquet Island 

 on Nov. 26th and Dec. Gth, northerly and westerly winds, force 

 from 6 to 8. There is only one notice south of the Humber, and 

 this early in the season. At the Shipwash, Oct. 12th, flock of thirty 

 Lapwings, going westward. 



Woodcock, Scolopax rusticola. — Was observed at the Farn 

 Islands, Oct. 22nd, 30th (great flight), Nov. 1st, Dec. 2nd, N.E. 

 to N.N.E. At Coquet Island, Sept. 29th, S.W., strong, one; and 

 Oct. 2.Uh, also one; about noon on both days. At Teesmouth, 

 Nov. 2nd, three at daylight. At the Outer Dowsing, a station more 

 than fifty miles from the nearest land, on Dec. 12th, two flying W. 

 At Heligoland, Oct. 30th, N.N.W., early at dawn, great many 

 Woodcocks; about 100 killed. Great numbers were shot on the 

 Yorkshire and Lincolnshire coast on the morning of Oct. 31st, 

 sixty at Spurn Point alone; wind very fresh from N.E. on the 

 previous night with drizzly rain. The migration of Woodcocks 

 extended from Sej)t. 29th at Coquet Island to Dec. 12th at the Outer 

 Dowsing — seventy-five days. The " great flight," at Heligoland 

 on the morning of Oct. 30th ; east coast of England, on the night 

 of the 30th. 



Snipe, Gallinago media, — At the Longstone, Sept. 17th, 2.30 

 a.m., misty, one struck the lantern and was killed. At the Farn 

 Islands, on Dec. 2nd, 10th and 19th. At the North Foreland, on 

 Nov. 14th, 1.30 a.m., N., moderate gale, and again on the 21st, at 

 5 a.m., snow. Snipe were killed. Very large numbers arrived in 

 Holderness and North Lincolnshire, from the middle to the end 

 of November, just preceding the outbreak of severe weather in 

 December. They left the district again, almost to a bird, before 

 the middle of the month. 



Curlew, Numenius arqiiatus. — Curlews were in large flocks at 

 Teesmouth on Sept. 27th. At the Inner Dowsing, Sept. 1st, three 

 going from N.E. to S.W. At Hunstanton, on Oct. 13th, 4 a.m., 

 fog, one struck glass of lantern and was taken. At the South-sand 

 Head, Aug. 13th to 29th, large flocks, 100 to 200 in a flock, going 

 S. and S.W. The Curlew migrates early in the autumn, Aug. 13th 

 to Sept. 29th. Most of these entries w^ill probably refer to young 

 birds, the old Curlews coming later in October and November. 

 At Heligoland, Oct. 30th, many passed over. 



Anatid^. — Between Dec. 4th and 20th Swans passed the 



